The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-01
WARM WELCOME AWAITS.
Memphis VIII Entertain President
aud Mrs. cleveland.
Meeting of citizens Ysster.
day AZ the Exchange.

President Cleveland and his lady
will b. entertained. Roprsfentatiys people
% Memphis have sAid they should oeiyo
the unbounded bospitalities Of the city dur
Ing their brief visit. and they meant every
word Of Il. sush meeting As that held at
the Merchant Exchange yesterday morn
Ina bstoksHed no ordinary event and no
child's play interest. Whites and blacks
united, irrespective Of party lines. the one
sole object icing to show Memphis at her
host she- the Chiof MAsistrate OF tho nation,
With hi, lovely wife. shall honor her with
their pressnse.
hmoDgihs prominent geui,smen ,pto,snt
L. Mods J. Q, iils, J ! DupuS, udge
j, NJ. Hteer, Az q. ruther, th Rev. DAVID
Walls, United states s'na'or lsham J. Hu-
J,' sp. ssih.T b. Il L. & Eot, 6S.
A imksr. Z. II. Nelson. j. N. Wiiliim..
w. u. Harrington, barney Hushel, j +.
Wall ., W. ]. Chafe, John X. speed. ".
". sch olhsld l. y. Sugss. x b. mos den.
{. Dtvis. 2. l., Tray OF. ID {. Porter, W. q.
an 90, sam Nook, FL buchanan, Martin
Kelly, X. barihdt, .. j. Rawlings, W. l..
pa tst Bun y Pncs. Harry .; sebloss,
\. ~. ilAmptsn, Minter Parker, ], NJ. tires,
cry. " , A. Taylor aud tue iSllowi 8 colo cd
c,utsnsi LJmus Wslls,e, q. ". Da,ies,
| uArls, Y shaw, To mss T., Williamson,
!. W. Moore q, No dWafd, J. W. ludton.
Pfomttly a = Joe! tae 'uestins va.
called 20 order by NJ. J. E. Potut, and by
unaoimous r. quest resident J. u Martin,
o the } keh tnse. -as called 20 tho chair.
Mr.. y. A. Ne lihk ,nd ths member, Of the
press " - -oie pfoseEt we're appointed -
Jude .. v. E,s Is. on bohAlfof tn, invita-;
uoi Commits mounted the llstisrm aud
made a verbal 70 OFT. lie 6aid.
The feuort IT our c1mmltt.s has been
Anticipated b. the pfcss, aud all OF you are
acquainted With the facts of CUE receipt on BY
"a Pes ent tni hw tsgly. l IA 9n'y 20
add that, acc mpshisd BY Senator Harris.
We called uuon the President by sppolnt-
ment, aad sore most cuur eously rec ived.
Al, tpoEs'man tue party. nado a short,
pHinled and straightioru I'd speech, invit-
los the President to vi u us, and Hssurins
him Of q cord al welcome, lie rcfpo ded
H. the same manner, and declared HIM
self Impressed with our earnssthess,
aud N ush he ~suld no commit him
self that time. hs promi sdt Eiys the ia
vitatton . careful con Liberation, SiLcs thA
u q he has thr, ugh sena,or HAIR .. sight
hed BIZ aceeptapce ana hred the probable
- of his CON mere - about tbs midd .
efueubsr 'ow u evolves upoa you 10
ia NJ he prom % made by your COMMITTEES
10 sive h m a cordial, hearty aud en'husiss.
tic T. tpurn, I'D the fullest IN asufe ~
kindly Hospitality. IL l. tns busines. OF all
Of you and Of every man and womat 10
Memphis 20 see that he ~ entertained 10 q
m amer worthy Of Memthis fhd her rspula-
tion lor teherogs hospitaiity. Oths cities
Witch will be visited by the Preuisnt are
mskins sItsn,ivs pr.p .raiion,, a. d Ne ..
ph'. n ust not be behind had Memphis
vii b. bsnshted In het material intstests BY
ihtNsiti $40 perple MAJ he xpec,ed 20
to 10 Scsisi y a. sIvs the frs,idsnt cen D'l'
efous sud wasnihceut welcome
A. the conclusion Of bis 70 naiks Col Este,
va, literally spplsufed and calls ~srs
made tor SonAt,T llatTts, who respond d
bHs ny.'sylhs he had nothing 70 aid 70 shat
had been faid b. Judge tstes, except 20 70
mara that the committee tina had ait
I npon the PrstideUt had made = fplendid
, impfeisien and acquitted itself uith distinc
tien
% motto the rsrort o. the committee
! va, receive !, ard tho thanks Of the people
Of Memphis tchdered q en-.
W. I, Petit offered the olloWing reto
luuon, Witch uss unanimously Adoptsdi
, 'tcsolted, Tnat the entire matter Of the
. affahssmonf, tho ptogrammh and the do
tsil ot the rec utiou aad entertainment ol
: the PRESIDE Of the United .iatss = d hi'
pafti 10 tutflftsd 20 an executive co1mittss
4 OF teen 'orr ssntsuvs citizens, 10 be -
! pointed By h. shsifman q the meeting
win Htf 10 atpgtnt suitable tubcOmmit
, toes. TO I,i,e iahd. 70 ay the sspsn,es 4
.
A. may be Hsemet Necessary or utopor q
/. ma the Ter fuccossiul AndA httins tfib.
ueot emphii aud the surrounding co n
, w % the chief Executive Of tbs United
. On motion, President Martin was added &
Y the cogmitise prov a a BY the recitation.
. rhs Rev ", Walk susEsstsd that the sub
eammitisos ~ .ludea commitio1 Of lad y q
: dryoo thrmselvos 20 Mrs, Cleveland The
I gallaht DIV No vas informed that tho .ug
, gstuun had been thought Of, snd ladies
, comni'icH VS. 10 he n O. a lcd IN the dstail'
J ofthe rec ~ n rhUrs balug no other tusi
2 ness the msctins adjourned.
J, THE COMMITTEE.
' The following 4, the committee provided ioi
4 ~ toe recitation he Hon II. VI Estes
ehAirmali u. ugss, the lon. y p. Hsd
de-, Nuiard Y IutaIno, ~ ID II Porter, "A
=. Cne ord, den. n. Y. Pa,tuttop, " W
, tehgolhcll, hn X. ptsd, JUDGE T, j
, lAh'w u rtsteyan,, n ,nouion
| ! aud j A. Martin